Words ending in CES

1,028 words in the ENABLE list end in CES. The most common are SERVICES, PLACES, FORCES and RESOURCES. They run from 4 to 20 letters, and the highest-scoring is CHEMILUMINESCENCES at 31 points.

Words
1,028
Lengths
4–20 letters
Top score
31 (CHEMILUMINESCENCES)

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The words

4-letter words 2

aces6ices6

5-letter words 20

bices9daces8dices8duces8faces10feces10fices10fyces13laces7luces7maces9paces9puces9races7rices7sices7syces10taces7vices10voces10

6-letter words 46

amices10apices10bocces12braces10calces10cruces10dances9deices9deuces9dunces9educes9faeces11falces11farces11fasces11fauces11fences11forces11glaces9graces9hances11ibices10juices15lances8minces10nances8nieces8nonces8ounces8peaces10pieces10places10ponces10prices10rances8recces10saices8sauces8slices8spaces10terces8traces8trices8truces8voices11winces11

7-letter words 81

abduces12adduces11advices13almuces11amerces11anlaces9bifaces14bodices12boraces11bounces11calices11calyces14carices11chances14choices14cilices11cimices13codices12coerces11culices11cylices14deduces11defaces13devices13 effaces15enfaces12enlaces9entices9evinces12fiances12fleeces12glances10helices12hyraces15indices10induces10menaces11notices9novices12nuances9offices15palaces11pierces11polices11pounces11prances11princes11quinces18reduces10sconces11seances9seduces10sluices9sources9spences11splices11spruces11stances9trances9varices12
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8-letter words 99

absences12advances14ambsaces14amesaces12auspices12avarices13balances12bedunces13bullaces12caddices14cadences13caprices14catfaces15caudices13chalices15coppices16cornices12cortices12crevices15defences14divorces14edifices14embraces14enforces13enhances13essences10finances13 flounces13furnaces13grimaces13hospices15invoices13justices17lattices10lettuces10licences12matrices12offences16orifices13outpaces12penances12pinnaces12prefaces15produces13rejoices17replaces12retraces10romances12sciences12services13 silences10subraces12suffices16surfaces13terraces10trounces10valances13valences13vertices13vortices13
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9-letter words 141

abeyances16abidances14acutances13adamances14affiances17airspaces13alliances11allspices13ambiances15ambiences15announces11anthraces14artifices14audiences12benefices16bootlaces13carapaces15coalesces13codpieces16commences17convinces16denounces12disgraces13displaces14distances12earpieces13eminences13entrances11evidences15eyepieces16guidances13instances11issuances11misplaces15necklaces17nuisances11ordnances12populaces15poultices13practices15presences13pretences13provinces16radiances12rectrices13renounces11resources11sentences11sequences20sesterces11shoelaces14simplices15sixpences20solstices11subspaces15surplices13tendances12typefaces19variances14violences14
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10-letter words 160

abundances15acquiesces23allowances15ambulances16annoyances15appendices17appliances16armistices14assurances12clearances14coherences17dalliances13emergences15existences19fireplaces17fluoresces15fragrances16freelances15grievances16hairpieces17headpieces18hindrances16imbalances16impedances17incidences15inferences15influences15injustices19insurances12interfaces15interlaces12introduces13obeisances14ordinances13pontifices17precipices18prejudices22pronounces14rebalances14references15refinances15reinforces15reminisces14reproduces15residences13resonances12resurfaces15reverences15sacrifices17semblances16showpieces20substances14tailpieces14timepieces16tolerances12unbalances14utterances12workforces22workpieces21workplaces21
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11-letter words 166

abhorrences18absorbances17abstinences15acceptances19accomplices21accordances18actinomyces20admittances16advertences17affirmances21afterpieces18allegiances14altarpieces15appearances17applesauces17apprentices17ascendances16assistances13attendances14biosciences17birthplaces20competences19compliances19condolences16conferences18confidences19confluences18congruences16consciences17consonances15conveyances21covariances18crawlspaces20dependences17differences20dissonances14divergences18excellences22experiences22geosciences16grandnieces15inductances16indulgences15interspaces15interstices13mouthpieces20observances18occurrences17pestilences15preferences18prevalences18prominences17provenances18providences19recommences19recurrences15remittances15resistances13resurgences14turbulences15
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12-letter words 124

absorptances18acquittances25adolescences17ambivalences21antecedences17antisciences16attractances16beneficences21benevolences19candescences19capacitances20centerpieces18chrominances21coadjutrices24coalescences18coexistences23coincidences19coinsurances16comeuppances22commonplaces22complacences22concordances19concurrences18conductances19conferrences19conformances21consequences25consistences16contingences17continuances16contrivances19conveniences19convergences20conversances19cotransduces17countenances16deliverances18despondences18discordances18disturbances17dominatrices17encumbrances20equivalences26evanescences19excrescences25inheritances17intolerances14maintenances16malpractices20mantelpieces18marketplaces22masterpieces18performances21reassurances14reintroduces15remembrances20renaissances14resemblances18streptomyces21subsequences25
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13-letter words 91

acquaintances26acquiescences28appurtenances19arborescences19belligerences18chimneypieces27circumstances21 clairvoyances23codependences21complaisances21concomitances21concrescences21counterforces20detumescences20disallowances19disobediences19disseverances19equipollences26ethnosciences20extravagances26fluorescences20frontispieces20happenchances27happenstances22hydrothoraces25hypersurfaces26impermanences21impertinences19improvidences23inadvertences19incalescences19incognizances27incompetences21incongruences18inconsonances17incontinences17indehiscences21independences19indifferences22inexpediences25inexperiences24inobservances20intelligences16intemperances19interferences18intumescences19juvenescences27luminescences19magnificences23microbalances21mispronounces19misreferences20neurosciences17protuberances19reappearances19reminiscences19remonstrances17saccharomyces27significances21surveillances18
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14-letter words 44

birefringences22circumferences25clairaudiences19concupiscences24convalescences23defervescences25deliquescences28disaffirmances25disappearances21effervescences27efflorescences24impercipiences24incandescences21inconsequences27inconsistences18inconveniences21inflorescences21intermittences18intransigences17jurisprudences26magniloquences28nonacceptances22nonappearances20nonattendances17noncompliances22nonconferences21nonconfidences22nonobservances21nonoccurrences20nonresistances16overabundances22overdominances22pneumothoraces23preponderances21prepubescences24pseudosciences21recalcitrances20recrudescences21supereminences20thoroughbraces25transcendences19transmittances18ultradistances17ultraviolences19

15-letter words 28

cephalothoraces27condescendences23correspondences22counterbalances21discontinuances20discountenances20disinheritances21grandiloquences28hypervigilances29insignificances23interinfluences20intransigeances18noncoincidences22nonconcurrences21nonconformances24nonequivalences29nonperformances24omnicompetences25overcompliances26overconfidences26overdependences24overindulgences22preadolescences22preperformances26reconnaissances19rejuvenescences29superabundances22teleconferences22

16-letter words 13

administratrices21bioluminescences24counterevidences24counterinstances20counterviolences23hypersomnolences28interdependences22nonindependences22noninterferences21phosphorescences30superintendences21thermoremanences25videoconferences27

17-letter words 2

counterinfluences24immunocompetences29

18-letter words 4

chemiluminescences31magnetoresistances23superintelligences23triboluminescences26

19-letter words 2

immunofluorescences30thermoluminescences30

20-letter words 5

counterintelligences25countersurveillances27countertransferences27electroluminescences28photoreconnaissances29

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

chemiluminescences31immunofluorescences30phosphorescences30thermoluminescences30hypervigilances29immunocompetences29nonequivalences29photoreconnaissances29rejuvenescences29acquiescences28

Questions

How many words end in CES?

1,028 words in the ENABLE word list end in CES.

What is the longest word that ends in CES?

COUNTERINTELLIGENCES, with 20 letters. Next come COUNTERSURVEILLANCES and COUNTERTRANSFERENCES.

What is the highest-scoring word that ends in CES?

CHEMILUMINESCENCES, worth 31 points with Scrabble letter values.